A text on basic nuclear physics, systems, and applications of nuclear energy. It presents a comprehensive overview of radioactivity, radiation protection, nuclear reactors, waste disposal, and nuclear medicine. It features facts on nuclear waste management, including the Yucca Mountain repository.[...]

This popular introduction to forensic geology the science of tracing muddy footprints, finding buried bodies, and exposing gem and mineral fraud is now even better. With more than fifteen new case studies and several new forensic techniques, "Evidence from the Earth" Second Edition, details how mod[...]